NPR 2012-04-28

President Obama has signed an executive order designed to shield military families from deceptive marketing by for-profit schools. NPRs Scott Horsley reports the order came during a visit by the president and First Lady Michelle Obama to Fort Stewart

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In the wake of the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the renewed imposition by the U.S of nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, many companies are ending their business involvement with Iran because they do not want to run afoul o

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SSS 2009-10-30

You can teach your dog to lie down. But you cant teach him to lie, or to know when youre lying. Because a new report shows that Spot cant spot deception. The studys in the journal Behavioural Processes. Weve all known pooches who run and hide when th

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CNN 2010-04-09

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. You're tuned in to CNN Student News. Afghanistan, Iraq, D.C.: lot of ground to cover today. We start things off in West Virginia. First Up: Coal Mine Disaster AZUZ: Officials there are trying to

SSS 2009-09-08

When we lie, our brains work hard to make sure we get the story right and come off as truthful. Law enforcement officials try to tap into that effort, for example with polygraphs, to find out if a suspect is telling the truth. But such stress tests a

NPR 2008-09-10

More troops will be heading home from Iraq. President Bush made the announcement today in Washington. NPR's JJ Sutherland reports from the Pentagon. The president said the situation in Iraq has changed dramatically. Civilian deaths are down, sectari

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11. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst. 【分析】多重复合句。句子主干是animal research

TED演讲：别对我撒谎(10)

An honest person is going to be cooperative. They're going to show they're on your side. 诚实的人会很合作。让你感觉他们站在你一边。 They're going to be enthusiastic. They're going to be willing and helpful to getting you to the t

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PBS Admits Using Old Fireworks Footage in Fourth of July Broadcast 美国电视台播独立日烟火秀造假 It was not exactly a perfect night in Washington for Fourth of July fireworks this year, when fog and rain blanketed the sky and made the In

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BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Press regulators will step up efforts to weed out unlicensed reporters in order to preserve the reputation of the country's news media. Irregular practices by news bureaus, the issuance of press cards to unqualified report

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